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By 9 September, South Africa had 25 laboratory-confirmed mpox cases in three provinces (Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape), with three people dying from the virus.

Countries in central and sub-Saharan Africa will be hit the hardest by heat waves as climate change ramps up. What can Africans do to survive?

Smoking in the west is declining. So the tobacco industry is looking to untapped markets in lower-income countries to hook new smokers.

Excluding refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented people in public health programmes is likely to have far-reaching implications for global COVID vaccination roll-outs.

Our two-year study shows the lake has been stable since the 1990s. Costly ‘solutions’ shift focus from the complex causes of the region’s deadly crisis.

When governments fail and health systems falter, aid agencies take over. But who holds them accountable?

If a man dies in the Central African Republic, his wife is at risk of being evicted from their home by his relatives.

Nigeria's latest and largest epidemic has claimed almost 100 lives. Find out more about the virus.

Every dollar spent on vaccines brings a 16-fold return on investment — and up to $44 for every dollar if broader benefits are taken into account.

In SA, HIV infection is no longer a death sentence but in countries like the Democratic Republic Congo, it's as if treatment never happened.

Malnutrition is a leading cause of death in under-fives, but there’s a simple — and free — solution that could save lives.

African ministers are taking new steps to provide vaccines for children who don't have access.

Although important victories have been won in the fight to protect girls from becoming child brides, the practice remains common and is growing.

Prevenar and Rotarix have emptied paediatric wards but the coverage is still too low.